Newspapers are wonderful windows into the past and are essential sources for historians of the modern period in particular. That said, newspapers are tricky sources to use. Newspapers select the stories they cover, so many important events, places, people, and developments may not be represented. Newspapers can and sometimes do reflect the prejudices of those [...]
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August 31: Introduction to Special Collections
Prior to our class meeting, explore the Cleveland Memory Project. We will meet in the Department of Special Collections on the third floor of the CSU library instead of our usual classroom. There we will get an orientation to Special Collections, which houses many of the sources that you will need to consult for your [...]
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